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Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy

AP United States Government and Politics — Note Packet

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Key Terms

Natural Rights

Rights you're born with, not granted by a government, such as Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of _.

Popular Sovereignty

The idea that the government gets its authority from the _ of the governed.

Social Contract

An unwritten _ between the people and their government, where people give up some freedom for protection and order.

Republicanism

A form of government where citizens _ representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

Limited Government

The principle that the government is _ by a constitution and the rule of law.

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